Translation
doctrine, system or movement: -ism
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Examples
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Esperantism is a movement for an international language.
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Spiritualism was very popular a hundred years ago.
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Her optimism helped us all.
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Tourism is important for the town.
-- names a doctrine, a system, a movement or a characteristic habit: the "-ism" of English. gives , gives (spiritualism), gives . The result is a noun in -o, and it usually travels with an -: the holds the , the the .
The nuance worth holding on to is that most - words arrive ready-made from the international vocabulary (, , ), so the suffix is often recognised rather than built. Build with it where the doctrine is real; it is not a general tool for naming a quality, which is --'s job. And it stands alone: is an ism, usually said with a raised eyebrow.
Against its neighbour: -- is the belief, -- the believer or the professional. A practises , but nobody believes in it.
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Grammar articles
(6)Esperantismo and the Interna Ideo: What Esperanto Is For
Esperanto and the Religions: An Unexpected History
Finvenkismo and Raŭmismo: Esperanto's Big Argument
Homaranismo: Zamenhof's Creed, Kept Apart from Esperanto
Unofficial Esperanto Affixes: -oz-, -iv- and the Rest
Esperanto Affixes: The Full List of Prefixes and Suffixes
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